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Epilepsy and Seizure

Seizures and Epilepsy


Non-epileptic seizures - These are the seizures which are not brain electrical implulse driven. They are common, although they alter the person's behaviour quickly for short time span.
Epilepsy in animals
Seizure response dog

Epilepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions. Epilepsy initiates when nerve cells in the brain fire electrical impulses at a rate of up to four times higher than normal. This leads to a kind of electrical storm in the brain, known as a seizure. It can also be categorized as chronic neurological condition associated with recurring unprovoked seizures. It is named form Greek word epilepsia which means a taking hold of or seizing. It is commonly taken care of by medication, although surgery is also an option.

It can also be stated as a kind of seizure disorder that affects approximately two-million people in the United States. It is a chronic and repetitive disorder of the brain that results in a tendency to have unprovoked seizures repeatedly. It is a physical illness, rather a a mental one. Epileptics who conscientiously take standard doses of medication and who are free of seizures does lead normal life.




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